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Rent Florent’s Space for Only $700,000 a Year!

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<img src="http://nymag.com/images/2/daily/food/08/02/15_gransvort_sml.jpg"/></div>Is it safe to say now that <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/florent/">Florent </a>is history? The last we heard on the story, the meatpacking pioneer was engaged in a death struggle with the landlord over the rent. According to the <em>Observer</em>, Florent&#8217s lease, signed in 1995, was for $6,018 a month. The landlord wanted to jack up that monthly rent to somewhere between $43,000 and $70,000. This broker&#8217;s ad is asking for $700,000 annually, or $58,333 a month. Not even a recession can keep the meatpacking down!
<a href="http://media.nymag.com/docs/08/02/69gransvort.pdf">Meatpacking Restaurant: 69 Gansevoort Street</a> [PDF]
<strong>Related:</strong> <a href="http://www.observer.com/2008/will-meatpacking-pioneer-have-pack-it">Will Meatpacking Pioneer Have to Pack It In?</a> [NYO]
<strong>Earlier:</strong> <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2008/01/florent_will_be_around_for_a_l_1.html">Florent Will &#8216;Be Around for a Little While&#8217;</a>

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Florent's $700,000 death warrant.

Is it safe to say now that Florent is history? The last we heard on the story, the meatpacking pioneer was engaged in a death struggle with the landlord over the rent. According to the Observer, Florent’s lease, signed in 1995, was for $6,018 a month. The landlord wanted to jack up that monthly rent to somewhere between $43,000 and $70,000. This broker’s ad is asking for $700,000 annually, or $58,333 a month. Not even a recession can keep the meatpacking down!